Pastry: Great colour, but dry as a bone 4/10
Presentation: Last one on the tray, hard to tell 6/10
Value for money: $4 - Large portion, impossible to finish 5.5/10
Overall score: 5.5/10
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Filling: Thick, creamy custard 6.5/10 Pastry: Great colour, but dry as a bone 4/10 Presentation: Last one on the tray, hard to tell 6/10 Value for money: $4 - Large portion, impossible to finish 5.5/10 Overall score: 5.5/10 With only a short window of time to find something to eat and drink for an on-the-go lunch, I had already smashed a curry pie and a latte prior to spotting this little bakery in Northcote Central. In truth, I really didn’t have room for this large portion of French vanilla slice, but I sampled it to keep the Blog ticking over. Taking out the last slice on the tray, the ‘French’ variety had sold out much faster than its thicker, darker-custard cousin next door. Happy with my choice, I took a closer look and thought the signs were positive with what was presented in front of me. My optimism soon turned to scepticism when I took my first bite of all of the layers, to reveal a very dry pastry. Clearly lacking butter content, it’s texture resembled more of a cracker than a buttery flaky pastry. The custard was nice and creamy, with some firmness to it, but lacked vanilla flavour overall. Being so full, I really didn’t need to take this whole thing down, and settled for a bit more custard prior to throwing the rest away. In hindsight, one of these $4 portions would have made do for lunch!
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